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Anti-abortion lawmakers lay groundwork for Roe challenge

“Under the current administration, we have a new Supreme Court justice who is anti-abortion, and we also have a lot of Trump nominees to the federal courts,” said Heather Shumaker, senior counsel at the National...

The new abortion wars

“The anti-abortion movement is feeling emboldened to really kind of take the next step,” said Heather Shumaker, senior counsel for reproductive rights and health at the National Women’s Law Center.

Donald Trump’s Alleged Tryst With Stormy Daniels Might Have Violated Quid Pro Quo Harassment Laws

“It reminds me of what people were disclosing when they met in hotel rooms with Harvey Weinstein to get a job in a movie or a production,” said Maya Raghu, director of workplace equity at...

Take these steps to prevent sexual harassment

Many women have suffered in silence, but the tides are changing. Visits to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website have doubled since early October, and the National Women’s Law Center has had a fivefold increase...

New Jersey Looks to Strengthen Pay-Equity Laws

New Jersey women typically make 81 cents for every dollar paid to men, a penny more than the nationwide average, according to the National Women’s Law Center. The proposed New Jersey bill would make it...

Sexual harassment charges keep coming: ‘The abuse at work never seems to end’

A fund set up by the National Women’s Law Center will give more women the opportunity to make changes with corporations, Queen said. If more cases are litigated, corporate cultures can be changed, she said.